Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
EIN 116107128 · NY · 501(c)03
The organisation
- 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY, 10010-7304, NY 10010-7304
- Classified purpose: Environment
- Size band: 9
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Board at a glance
Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 42 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
Renewal outlook
High-priority approach observed from annual filings
- 6 board members were on the previous filing but not the latest one - several seats appear to have opened.
- Large organisation (revenue $299m) - the scale that runs a formal, external board search.
- The board chair has served at least 7 years (observed across filings) - a chair transition may be approaching.
- 29 of 43 board members have served at least 5 years (observed).
A computed likelihood from the observed filing history and filed revenue. It is not a confirmed vacancy, and this edition never states that a nonprofit is recruiting. "Departures" mean a board member was on the previous filing but not the latest one, which usually means a seat opened but can also mean they were simply not listed that year.
Filed finances
| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $298.7m | $295.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990.
The board (directors and trustees)
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mark W Heising Chair | Chair | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Abby Leigh | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Alice Hill | Trustee | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| Adam Met PhD | Trustee | first appears 2025 |
| Andrea Monge | Trustee | first appears 2025 |
| Bruce V Rauner | Trustee | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Carl Ferenbach | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Christopher A Cole | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Christopher J Costello (also filed as Christopher Costello, Christopher Costello) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Coddy Johnson | Trustee | first appears 2025 |
| David S Vogel | Trustee | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| Dr Tony G Reames | Trustee | first appears 2025 |
| Elizabeth Mccance | Trustee | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| G Leonard Baker JR (also filed as G Leonard Baker Jr) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Georges C Benjamin MD | Trustee | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| ION Yadigaroglu (also filed as Ion Yadigaroglu) | Trustee | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Joshua Bekenstein | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Katherine Lorenz | Vice Chair | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Kathryn Murdoch | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Kenneth Olden PHD (also filed as Kenneth Olden PhD) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Kristen J Feldman | Trustee | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| Kevin Johnson | Trustee | first appears 2025 |
| Leslie Dach | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Lisa Keith | Trustee | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| Lynn R Goldman MD MPH | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Lise Strickler | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Marie Lynn Miranda PHD (also filed as Marie Lynn Miranda PhD) | Trustee | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Matt Cohler | Vice Chair | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| Michael D Bills (also filed as Michael Bills) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Peggy M Shepard | Vice Chair | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Rachel Crane | Trustee | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Richard J Lazarus ESQ (also filed as Richard J Lazarus, Richard J Lazarus Esq, Richard Lazarus Esq) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Ruth Defries PHD (also filed as Ruth Defries PhD) | Trustee | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Secretary RAY Mabus (also filed as Secretary Ray Mabus) | Trustee | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| Shelby W Bonnie | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Spencer Robertson | Trustee | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Stanley Druckenmiller | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Stephen W Pacala PHD (also filed as Stephen Pacala PhD, Stephen W Pacala PhD) | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Susan Ford Dorsey | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Susan Mandel | Trustee | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Susan Oberndorf | Trustee | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| The Honorable Thomas H Kean | Trustee | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Virginia Sall | Trustee | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
The board is the directors and trustees named in Part VII of the organisation's annual IRS Form 990; officers and senior staff are listed separately below, not counted as board. The IRS files no appointment date, so tenure here is observed from how many years a person appears on the filings - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Officers and senior leadership
Named in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Leland | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Amelia Middleton | SVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | 2025 |
| Angela Churie Kallhauge | Executive VP, Impact | since 2024 |
| Catharina M Vandervoort | CLO & CORPORATE SECRETARY | since 2023 |
| Catherine Nardone | Snr. EVP, Chief Dev. officer | since 2018 |
| Catherine Nardonethru 1223 | SR. EVP, CHIEF DEV. OFFICER | 2024 |
| Daniel Dudek | vp, asia thru 8/21/2020 | since 2019 |
| Daniel Dudek Thru 820 | VICE PRESIDENT OF ASIA | 2020 |
| David Festa | VP Ecosystems thru 9/30/20 | since 2020 |
| DR Daniel Dudek | VICE PRESIDENT OF ASIA | 2018 |
| Elizabeth Gore | SVP, POLITICAL AFFAIRS | since 2022 |
| Eric Pooley | SVP for Strategy and Commun. | since 2018 |
| Eric Pooley Thru 422 | SVP FOR STRATEGY AND COMMUN. | 2022 |
| Eric Schwaab | SVP, PEOPLE AND NATURE | since 2022 |
| Frederic D Krupp | President | since 2018 |
| Fredric Krupp | President | since 2021 |
| Gwen Ruta | SENIOR ADVISOR (THRU 12/23) | since 2018 |
| JAY Knott | Sr EVP & Chief Operating Off. | since 2021 |
| JAY Knott Thru 1223 | COO, SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP | 2024 |
| Jessica Issacs From 117 | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 2018 |
| Jessica Issacs Thru 819 | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 2019 |
| JOE Bonfiglio | EDAF PRESIDENT | since 2019 |
| John Mcgeehan Thru 218 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2018 |
| John Mimikakis | VP OCEANS - ASIA | 2020 |
| James Marston | US Climate&Energy thru 9/30/20 | 2021 |
| Mark Brownstein | SVP, Energy Transition | 2025 |
| N Louis Mkanganwi | SVP, CFO & CTO | since 2022 |
| N Lou Mkanganwi Thru 662025 | Chief Financial & Technology Officer & Treasurer | 2025 |
| Nathaniel Keohane | Snr. Vice President - Climate | 2021 |
| Robert Young SEE SCH O | INTERIM CFO/AVP CONTROLLER | since 2018 |
| Ronora Pawelko AS of 524 | SR DIR, SR CNSL-POL LAW & SECY | 2024 |
| Ryan Hamilton | CHIEF OF STAFF | 2023 |
| Ronora Pawelko | Sr. Director & Sr. Counsel - Political Law | 2025 |
| Sean Cook | SVP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFF | since 2022 |
| Steven Hamburg | SVP, Chief Scientist | since 2024 |
| Thomas Murray | EVP, Solutions | since 2024 |
| William O'Brien | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | since 2020 |
| William O'Brien From 1018 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2019 |
| William O'Brien Thru 322 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2022 |